This needs stickied. Seriously. People need to read this not once, but anytime a doubt of any kind arises. I've been RPing for bloody years and have encountered every single on of those things and seen all those strategies, but it is a wonderful thing to have it all written down in one place as a definitive guide, not just for newbies, but for veterans who may forget themselves in a moment of frustration.
Seriously. Sticky this. Please.
EDIT: Also, sometimes, the best thing you can do to trolls is to actually pause your RP so long as no one else involved is bothered by that, and -play along-. Fight fire with fire. Turn what the troll is trying to bother you with into something amusing, something silly that you can laugh at. They spam AoEs at you? Spam them back. They strip and start "air-humping" you? Play along. It might last a bit, but eventually, they'll realize they aren't getting to you and will give up. Being a troll myself (not to -actually bother- other RPers, though!), it's easier for me to understand and to do, and a little easier for me to keep it up until that point. lol
Seriously. Sticky this. Please.
EDIT: Also, sometimes, the best thing you can do to trolls is to actually pause your RP so long as no one else involved is bothered by that, and -play along-. Fight fire with fire. Turn what the troll is trying to bother you with into something amusing, something silly that you can laugh at. They spam AoEs at you? Spam them back. They strip and start "air-humping" you? Play along. It might last a bit, but eventually, they'll realize they aren't getting to you and will give up. Being a troll myself (not to -actually bother- other RPers, though!), it's easier for me to understand and to do, and a little easier for me to keep it up until that point. lol
